Author: ITV News
Title: The Queen to visit Cambridge later this month
Reference ITV Anglia News 9 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are to visit Cambridge on 23 May.
Keywords: The Queen; Duke of Edinburgh; atrium; plaque
Photographs: The QueenAuthor: Sweeney, Kate
Title: Queen Crowns Nobel Prize Factory
Reference Business Weekly 20 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: The Queen is to officially open the new LMB building at the heart of the Cambridge UK technology cluster on Thursday, May 23
Keywords: Unit for Research on the Molecular Structure of Biological Systems; Domantis; Cambridge Antibody Technology; Ribotargets; Protein Design Labs; Celltech; Biogen; Herceptin; Humira; The Queen; Duke of Edinburgh; Cambridge Biological Campus; Large Facilities Capital Fund; Deparment for Business, Innovation and Skills; Hugh Pelham; monoclonial antbodies; Open Day; Centenary; £212 million; Official Opening
Photographs: Hugh PelhamAuthor: Jones, Toni
Title: Well she does qualify for a bus pass..the Queen hops on a single decker as she tours Cambridge ‘Nobel Prize Factory’ (and true to form, it turns up 15 minutes late)
Reference Mail Online 23 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: The mysteries of conception were explained to the Queen today as she toured a world-leading research institute dubbed the “Nobel Prize factory”.
Keywords: The Queen; Duke of Edinburgh; abnormal eggs; Melina Schuh; £212 million building; Venki Ramakrishnan;
Photographs:Author: ITV News
Title: Queen tours ‘Nobel Prize factory’
Reference ITV Anglia News 23 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: The Queen tours the world-leading research institute in Cambridge dubbed the “Nobel Prize factory”
Keywords: Mice eggs; Melina Schuh; abnormal eggs; the Queen; Duke of Edinburgh; £212 million building; Martin Dougherty
Photographs:Author: The Times
Title: Professor Sir Kenneth Murray, Molecular biologist who helped to create a life-saving vaccine
Reference The Times 26 April 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Obituary
Subject: Obituary of Sir Kenneth Murray who worked with Fred Sanger in 1960’s
Keywords: Kenneth Murray; vaccine; Fred Sanger; Noreen Parker; hepatitis B; Biogen; Bacteriophage lambda; E.coli; plasmids
Photographs: Photo of Professor Sir Kenneth MurrayAuthor: Elliott, Chris
Title: Always ‘at forefront of scientific discovery’, From humble beginnings, the Medical Research Council marks 100 years with first Open Week
Reference Cambridge News 19 June 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: Open Day at LMB marking the Centenary of the MRC
Keywords: Cavendish Laboratory; Centenary; Open Week; Adrian Penrose; Fred Sanger
Photographs:Author: The Times
Title: Court Circular - Buckingham Palace
Reference The Times 24 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: Announcement in Court Circular of the visit by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to open the new LMB building
Keywords: The Queen; The Duke of Edinburgh; Hugh Pelham; Lord Sainsbury of Turville; Sir John Savill; Guided Bus; officially opened
Photographs:Author: Havergal, Chris
Title: The Queen to ride on guided bus. Her Majesty and Prince Philip to visit Cambridge for official opening of MRC lab and Rosie Hospital
Reference Cambridge News 10 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: The Queen and Prince Philips visit to Cambridge to officially open the new LMB.
Keywords: Queen; Duke of Edinburgh; guided busway; bus pass; official opening
Photographs: Picture of the QueenAuthor: Pelham, Hugh
Title: Point of View: Building for the future
Reference eLIFE 3 June 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: As we settle into our new building the director Hugh Pelham explains the challenges of living up to its prestigious past
Keywords: Hugh Pelham; Max Perutz; Aaron Klug; Fred Sanger; John Kendrew; Francis Crick; James Watson; Greg Winter; humanized monoclonal antibodies; Venki Ramakrishnan; ribosome; interstitial zones; flexible funding; £212m; new building; ethos
Photographs: External and internal image of the new buildingAuthor: Nightingale, Katherine
Title: The great coffee breakthrough
Reference MRC insight 6 June 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: Importance of the tea/coffee break
Keywords: Richard Henderson; tea room; canteen; coffee; share ideas; Max Perutz; ‘coffee culture’; Robin Perutz; Lori Passmore; unexpected discoveries
Photographs: Max Perutz (with Cesar Milstein and Aaron Klug); Coffee break on the canteen balconyAuthor: Nightingale, Katherine
Title: Behind the picture: Gisela Perutz and the LMB canteen
Reference MRC insight 14 June 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Miscellaneous
Subject: Story behind the photograph of Gisela Perutz and how she was central to the canteen
Keywords: Gisela Perutz; Canteen; Max Perutz; Vivien Perutz; Robin Perutz; ‘coffee culture’
Photographs: Gisela Perutz with bouquet of flowers (LMB)Author: Ridley, Matt
Title: TRIM21 turns immunity upside down. Unexpectedly, antibodies work inside cells to defeat pathogens
Reference Matt Ridley’s Blog 28 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: The work by Leo James’ group on how antibodies work inside cells to defeat pathogens, is explained by science writer Matt Ridley
Keywords: TRIM21; Leo James; William McEwan; Immune system; virus; antibodies; danger signals; adenovirus; lupus; autoimmune diseases
Photographs:Author: Elliott, Chris
Title: Cambridge labs to open up their doors to the public as Medical Research Council celebrates 100th anniversary
Reference Cambridge News 19 June 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: To celebrate 100 years of the Medical Research Council, MRC laboratories in Cambridge open their doors to the public.
Keywords: cathedral; Cavendish Laboratory; James Clerk Maxwell; JJ Thomson; Ernest Rutherford; Open Week; Adrian Penrose; National Insurance Act
Photographs:Author: ASM Society
Title: Marc Torrent - 2013 ICAAC Young Investigator Award Laureate
Reference ASM Society 26 June 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Awards, Honours, Prizes
Subject: Dr Marc Torrent from Structural Studies Division has been honoured as a recipient of a 2013 ICAAC Young Investigator Award for his work to predict antimicrobial regions in proteins
Keywords: Marc Torrent; ICAAC Young Investigator Award; Luis Rivas; antimicrobial peptide; tRNA; Ester Boix
Photographs: Image of Marc Torrent at deskAuthor: Gibney, Elizabeth
Title: MRC: 100 years of gratitude
Reference Times Higher Education 20 June 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Events and Celebrations
Subject: As the MRC celebrates its centenary, THE looks at what has been achieved and how the MRC is funded
Keywords: National Insurance Act 2011; tuberculosis; Hugh Pelham; ‘Nobel prize factory’; Dr Tony Peatfield; Francis Crick; James Watson
Photographs: Photo of Francis Crick and Jim Watson with DNA modelAuthor: Harrop, Sarah
Title: What’s in a workspace? Brad Amos and his basement
Reference MRC Insight 15 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: History - Reminiscences
Subject: Brad Amos showed Sarah Harrop around the basement room he has worked in at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) for the last three decades
Keywords: Brad Amos; Mesolens; flea engraving; Papier mache head; Gnat sketch; Model; collagen molecule; Beetles; circular polariser; sea cucumber; confocal microscope; Crystal; pale blue sapphire; Ulli Arndt; X-ray crystallography; Steffi Reichelt; Professor Gail McConnell; scientific equipment
Photographs: Brad Amos in his room; papier mache head; gnat sketch; model; beetles; jars and bottles; crystal; photo of Brad with Ulli Arndt and Steffi Reichelt; old scientific equipmentAuthor: Mansell, Peter
Title: Cancer Research Technology teams with Forma for DUB exploration
Reference PharmaTimes 9 July 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: David Komander is part of collaborative consortium including FORMA Therapeutics and Cancer Research Technology, aiming to discover cancer drugs targeting deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs)
Keywords: Cancer Research Technology (CRT); Cancer Research UK; Forma Therapeutics; deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs); Discovery Laboratories (CRT-DL); protein homeostasis; small-molecule cancer therapies; collaborative consortium
Photographs:Author: Ramakrishnan, Venki
Title: Science is a winner for Britain - cutting it would be folly
Reference Wellcome Trust Blog 9 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Funding
Subject: Venki Ramakrishnan explains the importance of research funding and not cutting the budget for this.
Keywords: Venki Ramakrishnan; research funding; science budget; economic growth; Chancellor; ring-fenced; spending review
Photographs: Venki Ramakrishnan at the Diamond Light Source 2010Author: Ramakrishnan, Venki
Title: Science is a winner for Britain. Cutting it would be folly
Reference The Times 8 May 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Funding
Subject: Venki Ramakrishnan explains the importance of research funding and not cutting the budget. Especially as China, US and Germany are increasing theirs.
Keywords: Venki Ramakrishnan; research funding; science budget; economic growth; Chancellor; spending review; British science; deficit
Photographs:Author: University of Cambridge
Title: Drug developed in Cambridge approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis
Reference University of Cambridge News 17 September 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: Approval concludes nearly 40-year epic journey from fundamental research to discovery of an effective treatment for active relapsing multiple sclerosis
Keywords: Multiple Sclerosis (MS); The European Medicines Agency (EMA); Alemtuzumab; Campath-1H; Lemtrada; César Milstein; George Kohler; monoclonal antibodies; Herman Waldmann; Geoff Hale: Mike Clark; Greg Winter; Lutz Riechmann; Alastair Compston; Alasdair Coles; Genzyme; autoimmune disease
Photographs:Author: Barford, Eliot
Title: Biological clocks defy circadian rhythms: Two marine animals have tidal and monthly timekeepers that work independently of daily cycle
Reference Nature 26 September 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: Mick Hastings is amongst a group of scientists that have shown marine animals have tidal and monthly timekeepers that work independently of daily cycle
Keywords: Bristle worm; Platynereis dumerilii; Chris Chabot; ‘circatidal’; speckled sea louse; Eurydice pulchra; ‘circalunar’; circadian; Charalambos Kyriacou; Michael Hastings; Kristin Tessmar-Raible; University of Vienna
Photographs: Images of bristle worm and sea louseAuthor: MRC News
Title: 2013 Max Perutz Science Writing Award shortlist
Reference MRC News 4 October 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: Clara Sidor, CDF in the LMB’s Cell Biology Division, is shortlisted for the Max Perutz Science Writing Award
Keywords: Max Perutz Science Writing Award; Times Higher Education; Science Museum; Donald Brydon; Jon Snow; Clara Sidor; Shaping up; Centenary Challenge; Centenary Prize;
Photographs:Author: Morgan, James; Amos, Jonathan
Title: Computer chemists win Nobel prize
Reference BBC News 9 October 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Awards & Prizes
Subject: 2013 Nobel Prize in chemistry has gone to three scientists who “took the chemical experiment into cyberspace.” All three men spent varying periods at the LMB, in particular Michael Levitt who started his PhD at LMB at the end of the 1960s
Keywords: Michael Levitt; Martin Karplus; Arieh Warshel; pharmaceuticals; Max Perutz; Computer; Computational Chemistry; Richard Henderson; Moore’s Law; mathematical models
Photographs: Michael Levitt; Martin Karplus; Arieh Warshel; New LMB buildingAuthor: MRC Annual Review 2012-13
Title: Re-designing the molecules of life
Reference MRC Annual Review 2012-13 22 October 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: Phil Holliger’s research is featured in the Economy section of the new MRC Annual Review
Keywords: Phil Holliger; aptamer therapies; cancer; inflammatory disease; man-made molecule; diagnostics
Photographs:Author: MRC Annual Review 2012-13
Title: A Synthetic Biology Revolution
Reference MRC Annual Review 2012-13 22 October 2013
Year: 2013
Type: Science
Subject: Jason Chin research is featured in the Economy section of the new MRC Annual Review
Keywords: Jason Chin; proteins; Ambrx; amino acids; therapeutics; ‘soup-up’; neurodegenerative disease
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